St Vincent & the Grenadines Trivia

1. The country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation belonging to the Lesser Antilles. Where are the Lesser Antilles located?

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Answer: Caribbean Sea

The Lesser Antilles, also called the Caribbees, are on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. They were formed by subduction as an Atlantic plate slipped under the Caribbean plate, and are primarily volcanic islands. They are smaller than the islands referred to as the Greater Antilles: Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (comprised of Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

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Answer: 1979

St. Vincent received independence on October 27th, 1979.

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Answer: Joseph Chatoyer

Chief Joseph Chatoyer, leader of the Carib tribe, fought bravely to prevent St. Vincent's capture until his death on May 14th in the 18th century which was declared National Hero's day in the year 2001.

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Answer: Windward coast is rocky; Leeward coast has many bays with sandy beaches

Being a volcanic island, Saint Vincent has very little level ground, but the natural action of wind and water has led to the creation of sandy-beached bays on the Leeward side of the island. Most of its beaches are made of black sand, formed by volcanic activity.

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Answer: St. Lucia, Martinique, Grenada

These islands form the main group of banana cultivating islands. Most of the Caribbean can be divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. Within the Lesser Antilles the Windward Islands and Leeward Islands can be found.

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Answer: Grenada

The Grenadines are a chain of about 600 (mostly uninhabited) coral islands that stretch between Saint Vincent and Grenada, about 50 miles to the southwest. They are renowned for their beaches and for excellent conditions for pleasure sailing. The islands to the south of the Martinique Channel belong to Grenada. The total area of the islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 389 sq km (150 sq mi); 344 sq km (133 sq mi) of this is Saint Vincent, 45 sq km (17 sq mi) is from the Grenadines. Barbados is a neighbour to the east, and Santa Lucia to the north; Mustique is one of the Grenadines.

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Answer: Sulphur

St. Vincent's only volcano, La Soufriere, stands in the upper region of the island. Its last volcanic eruption was April 13th, 1979.

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Answer: English

Carib natives resisted European invasion of Saint Vincent (which they called Hairouna) until the 18th century, but French settlers gained control around 1720 and established plantations using African slave labor. The British gained control in 1763, then the French reclaimed it following an invasion in 1779; in 1783, as part of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War, the rights were finally ceded to Great Britain. Saint Vincent achieved independence in 1979. The great British colonial sporting tradition of playing cricket has continued - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines form part of the multi-national sporting entity The West Indies, also called 'The Windies', which dominated the international cricketing scene in the 1980s. A French patois (often referred to as 'dialect' or Vincentian Creole), Bhojpuri and Portuguese are also spoken on the islands.

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Answer: Black

Most Vincentians are descended from the African slaves brought to work the plantations during the 18th century. The 2008 ethnic mix was: Black 66%, Mixed Race 19%, East Indians 6%, White 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, Other 3%. 'Other' included a growing Chinese population.

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Answer: Hairouna

St. Vincent's original inhabitants, the Caribs, called the island 'Hairouna', meaning 'Land of the Blessed'.

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Answer: Golden Apple

The Golden Apple fruit is one of the most nutritionally enriched fruits on the island and is equally appealing in taste.

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Answer: La Soufriere

La Soufriere is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent, and is also its highest peak at 1234m (4048ft). A stratovolcano with a crater lake which can be reached via a 5-km walking track, it is known to have erupted violently in 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971, and 1979. The 1902 eruption, occurring within hours of the eruption of Mount Pelee on nearby Martinique, killed 1680 people. The 1979 eruption caused extensive crop damage, and required the evacuation of 20,000 people, but did not produce any fatalities. Another eruption in 2021 was roughly the same size as that of 1902, with evacuation procedures significantly complicated by COVID restrictions. As is the case for many Caribbean nations, hurricanes are also a regular natural hazard faced by Vincentians.

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Answer: Five

The five parishes of St. Vincent are St. David, St. Patrick, St. Andrew, St. George and Charlotte, with Charlotte being the largest in size.

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Answer: Ralph Gonsalves

The Unity Labour Party earned the most ballots, winning the election. This victory promoted the party's leader, Ralph Gonsalves, to the position of Prime Minister. The former Prime Minister was Arnhim Eustace, leader of the New Democratic Party.

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Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean

Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' used St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Caribbean Unit. The scene in the movie where we see Jack Sparrow at Port Royal was filmed at Barroulie, on the Leeward side of the island.

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